Emergency Department Visits at the End of Life of Patients With Terminal Cancer: Pattern, Causes, and Avoidability

Faculty Medicine Year: 2015
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Journal: American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine ajhpm.sagepub.com Volume:
Keywords : Emergency Department Visits , , End of Life , Patients    
Abstract:
Abstract Frequent emergency department visits (EDVs) by patients with terminal cancer indicates aggressive care. The pattern and causes of EDVs in 154 patients with terminal cancer were investigated. The EDVs that started during working h
   
     
 
       

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